I’m always happy to welcome clients for an aromatherapy massage when they’re just looking for a long, luxurious rub with gorgeous smelling oils to help them to relax. While I have to agree that aromatherapy massage is the ultimate experience in stress reduction, what often gets forgotten is the most important bit.

I remember reading many years ago about how scientists discovered that the effects of stress could be passed to future generations through changes to the DNA. This was quite a shock to many at the time. And more recently, laboratory tests have shown that stress-mutated DNA could be playing a role in specific chronic conditions and ailments.

ALOHA! Massage is one of the oldest and most powerful forms of healing. Lomi Lomi is one of the most profound forms of massage. So, what makes it so special, what is it, how does it differ from other massage, and how does it “work”?

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One of the reasons our treatments at Bodylight Therapy are so effective is that we’re not content merely to target the obvious physical problems that the client presents us with. We also address the issues of the whole person through a holistic approach, otherwise known as mind-body-spirit medicine. Read more

Divorce, bereavement, losing your job, wedding planning, work, family, debt, commuting, studying for exams and pregnancy. Those are the so-called top ten life stressors, but it makes me wonder what’s left. According to that list, it’s probably only when we’re deeply asleep that we won’t experience stress, and even that’s only providing we don’t get nightmares. Read more

Just lately, I’ve been so pleased to see how the holistic approach which we take at Bodylight Therapy is being increasingly supported by scientific evidence that mind, body and spirit all have an important role to play in the health of the individual. Read more